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'''Country''' : Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | |||
'''State''' : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]][[File:nordrhei.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''District (Kreis)''' : [[Olpe (kreis)|Olpe]][[File:Olpe.kreis.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''Amt''': [[Amt Attendorn|Attendorn]] (until 1969)<br/> | |||
'''Additions''':<br> | |||
* 1969 [[Attendorn-Land]] | |||
* 1969 [[Helden (Attendorn)|Helden]] | |||
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|'''German''' | |||
| In Silber ein durchgehendes schwarzes Kreuz, im rechten oberen Winkel ein aufrechter, nach rechts gerichteter roter Halbmond. | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were granted on October 7, 1910 and confirmed on August 12, 1970. | The arms were granted on October 7, 1910 and confirmed on August 12, 1970. | ||
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The town got city rights in 1222 by bishop Engelbert of Köln (Cologne). The first seal of the city showed the patron saint of the diocese, St. Peter, with a crescent next to his head. The crescent may be the symbol of St. John Baptist, the local parish saint. Later seals show St. Peter sitting on a throne, sometimes with a shield with the arms of the diocese (black cross) at his feet. In the 15<sup>th</sup> century the crescent is placed in the first quarter of the shield. | The town got city rights in 1222 by bishop Engelbert of Köln (Cologne). The first seal of the city showed the patron saint of the diocese, St. Peter, with a crescent next to his head. The crescent may be the symbol of St. John Baptist, the local parish saint. Later seals show St. Peter sitting on a throne, sometimes with a shield with the arms of the diocese (black cross) at his feet. In the 15<sup>th</sup> century the crescent is placed in the first quarter of the shield. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
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| | File:attendz4.jpg|alt=Wappen von Attendorn/Arms (crest) of Attendorn|The seal of Attendorn from 1310 | ||
File:attendz1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Attendorn/Arms (crest) of Attendorn|The seal of Attendorn from 1450 | |||
File:Attendorn1700.jpg|alt=Wappen von Attendorn/Arms (crest) of Attendorn|The arms in the Arnsberger Wappensammlung, 1700 | |||
File:Attendorn1892.jpg|alt=Wappen von Attendorn/Arms (crest) of Attendorn|The arms on a municipal stamp (1892) | |||
| | File:attendz2.jpg|alt=Wappen von Attendorn/Arms (crest) of Attendorn|Seal from around 1900 | ||
File:attendz3.jpg|alt=Wappen von Attendorn/Arms (crest) of Attendorn|Seal from around 1900 | |||
| | File:attendorn.sc.jpg|alt=Wappen von Attendorn/Arms (crest) of Attendorn|The arms in an [[Schuberts Album deutscher Staaten und Städtewappen|album]] from around 1910 | ||
File:attendorn.hagd.jpg|alt=Wappen von Attendorn/Arms (crest) of Attendorn|The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Belke et al., 1986 | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:German Municipalities A]] | |||
[[Category:Nordrhein-Westfalen]] | [[Category:Nordrhein-Westfalen]] | ||
[[Category:Olpe]] | [[Category:Olpe]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1910]] | [[Category:Granted 1910]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1970]] | [[Category:Granted 1970]] | ||
Latest revision as of 04:12, 16 August 2024
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Country : Germany  State : Nordrhein-Westfalen  District (Kreis) : Olpe  Amt: Attendorn (until 1969)
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| German | In Silber ein durchgehendes schwarzes Kreuz, im rechten oberen Winkel ein aufrechter, nach rechts gerichteter roter Halbmond. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on October 7, 1910 and confirmed on August 12, 1970.
The town got city rights in 1222 by bishop Engelbert of Köln (Cologne). The first seal of the city showed the patron saint of the diocese, St. Peter, with a crescent next to his head. The crescent may be the symbol of St. John Baptist, the local parish saint. Later seals show St. Peter sitting on a throne, sometimes with a shield with the arms of the diocese (black cross) at his feet. In the 15th century the crescent is placed in the first quarter of the shield.
Image gallery
The seal of Attendorn from 1310
The seal of Attendorn from 1450
The arms in the Arnsberger Wappensammlung, 1700
The arms on a municipal stamp (1892)
Seal from around 1900
Seal from around 1900
The arms in an album from around 1910
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Belke et al., 1986
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